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Cultural organizations protest Trump efforts to confine speech for federal grantees
Feb 27 2025
Seven free speech organizations—led by the National Coalition Against Censorship and including AICA International, Artists at Risk Connection, the Authors Guild, Dramatists Guild of America, Dramatists Legal Defense Fund, and PEN America—issued a statement this week expressing outrage at “the Trump Administration’s recent efforts to establish ideological control over federally-funded cultural initiatives in the United States.”
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The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon
From the bestselling author of I Was Anastasia comes a historical mystery inspired by 18th-century midwife Martha Ballard, who investigates a shocking murder.
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The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison
The story of a black girl in America whose love for its blond, blue-eyed children can devastate all others. First published 1970; won the 1993 Nobel Prize.
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Wandering Stars
by Tommy Orange
Tommy Orange follows There There with a powerful multi-generational story of survival and legacy.
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Fagin the Thief
by Allison Epstein
A thrilling reimagining of the world of Charles Dickens, as seen through the eyes of the infamous Jacob Fagin, London’s most gifted pickpocket, liar, and rogue.
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Three Days in June
by Anne Tyler
A new Anne Tyler novel destined to be an instant classic: a socially awkward mother of the bride navigates the days before and after her daughter’s wedding.
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